[dba-Tech] I don't know what I don't know from where is sending messages using my e-mail address...

On 8 Sep 2003 at 21:34, Shamil Salakhetdinov wrote:

> Have you ever seen a message returned to your mailbox, having your
> e-mail address in From field, which you didn't send? (see example in
> P.S.) This doesn't seem to be a virus running on my PC - my PC is
> scanned periodically using NAV with latest updates. And the recipients
> e-mail addresses of such messages aren't written in my address book,
> and even MS Outlook Express version I use is different!
> 
> What is this? A virus NAV missing while scanning my PC? Or...? Could
> you please advice?
> 
> This looks very much like SOBIG virus but I don't have it on my PC!

As others have said, SoBig and MSBlaster both spoof e-mail addresses. 
But it's not just those two. There are a whole host of other virii 
that spoof all the addresses. 

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